North by Northeast

Water and crocodiles
Hi, Richard Hayley and Woody We had no idea that there is so much water in that part of the world, no wonder it attracts so many crocodiles. Lesley had sent a copy of the jumping croc to Linda's mobile, there was no caption and the picture was so small we thought in disbelief that it was a croc but came to think it was the Woodster having fun in the water! After all it was a crocodile, now we have seen the awesome photographs! Is it true that if attacked by a crocodile you can hold their jaws shut because the opening jaw muscles are so weak as opposed to the closing/crushing muscles? I must have got that gem off a Steve Irwin programme, he would be the only person crazy enough to put the theory to the test. Is that tiny speck on the back of the female orb really the male or have we missed something? The frog looked very similar to our common toad, the last one of which we saw when Linda rescued it from the wheel trim of a parked car, looked like a lump of mud and could not understand why it should be there! Loved the rock art must be lots of that still indiscovered in the outback. The green machine has done well, after the distance, heat, running surfaces etc and it is reassuring that with the odd subsequent small technical hitch it can be fixed as easily in such relatively remote areas as it could be in the cities. It is amazing how resourceful people are when they have to be. We're almost sorry your trip has come to an end as we looked forward to your updates. Still we can read them again and again. Bet you're looking forward to moving back into your house and settling down once again. Good luck with jobs etc. Take care! Lots of love, Roy and Linda xxx